By the Qingshui River, Qin Feng led a group of soldiers and had already arranged a recruitment site.
The recruitment this time is not about accepting one by one, but carefully selecting the best soldiers. Specifically, there are three requirements:
The first is age. Only young people aged over 18 and under 28 are recruited, and those who are unmarried are given priority. Without wives and children, they have less to worry about. Such soldiers will be braver in battle and less afraid of death.
The second is physical fitness. The height requirement is at least five feet three inches, and the person must be healthy and strong. He must be able to carry a sack weighing one hundred and fifty kilograms and walk three hundred steps within one stick of incense.
The third is intelligence. The more flexible the mind, the better. It would be better if you can know a few words. An army without knowledge is stupid. Only an army with knowledge can be invincible. This is what a great man said.
What if all three are not up to standard?
Don't be discouraged, there is still a chance to be a soldier, that is, you must have a skill!
For example, if you can climb trees and are more agile than a monkey, accept it.
Those who are proficient in medical skills and can treat wounds and diseases of soldiers and war horses will be accepted.
Those who are proficient in water skills, able to swim in large rivers and hold their breath underwater for a long time, accept it.
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Not only are they accepted, but they are also given special treatment, because these skilled seniors are all good candidates for special forces. After training, they can play a huge role, and sometimes they can defeat thousands of troops!
The venue was set up, but no one came to sign up to join the army. The soldiers couldn't help but murmured: "Sir, will those military households really come?"
"Haha, don't worry, they will definitely come."
"But...but..."
"It's nothing to worry about. Just be prepared. There will be a lot of people signing up to join the army soon, and some of you will be tired!"
As soon as Qin Feng finished speaking, he saw the military households from Bafang Fort appearing in groups... Immediately afterwards, the military households from Qingshui Fort and Ansai Fort also appeared, a huge black area!
The military households in the three places looked at each other, and the strong young men immediately rushed over... "Sign up to join the army!"
"Sir, we need to sign up to join the army!"
"Okay, okay, everyone line up and accept the assessment one by one. Only those who pass the assessment can become Master Qin's soldiers!"
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The soldiers immediately got busy, conducting assessments on those who signed up to join the army. Those who passed the assessment signed and deposited their names on the spot, and then received their settlement money, and they were considered new recruits... In this way, it took only half a day to recruit hundreds of qualified people. soldiers.
Seeing this, I believe many people have guessed it... Yes, Qin Feng is playing tricks again, and the tricks are very simple:
The first step is to go to Bafang Fort and tell the military households in the fort that the military households in nearby Qingshui Fort and Anse Fort have enthusiastically signed up to join the army.
The second step is to run to Qingshui Fort and tell the military households in the fort that the military households in nearby Bafang Fort and Anse Fort have actively signed up to join the army.
The third step is to run to Anseburg again and repeat the previous lies.
The military households were afraid of the power of the commander-in-chief Jiang Rang, so they did not dare to sign up to join the army.
But when they learned that people from the other two military forts had signed up, their fear was greatly reduced, and they all came to check the situation.
As a result, all the military households from the Three Forts came, and the original lie became true... and the same little trick was performed in many places in Yulin Town, so the recruitment of troops suddenly became smoother. .
Long story short.
In less than ten days, all four thousand new soldiers were recruited, but new troubles appeared again.
Years of severe drought have reduced food production, leaving military households in poverty. They worry about filling their stomachs every day. Now Qin Feng is recruiting troops and they are receiving excellent treatment. Military households from all the forts are flocking here, wanting to eat military rations and get military pay so that they can feed their families. Old and young.
However, some military forts were located in remote areas, and the military households learned the news late. By the time they arrived, the four thousand quota had already been filled.
But later, the children of military households gathered at the recruitment site, begging and refusing to leave. Some even knelt down and kowtowed, just asking for a name.
what to do?
Recruiting one more soldier now is equivalent to saving one more family's life.
But recruiting one more soldier will cost more food and salary.
In the dilemma, Qin Feng gritted his teeth and stamped his feet. In the name of "Baichengzi is too dilapidated and needs large-scale repairs," he recruited more than 3,000 civilian men. They were called civilian men, but they were actually recruits, along with the four previously recruited soldiers. Thousands of people came together and brought them all back to Baichengzi.
There were originally more than 500 troops stationed in Baichengzi, and Han Shanjun had more than 400 troops. Now they have recruited more than 7,000 people. Together, the three have a total of 8,000 people, which is twice the number of establishment quotas.
After recruiting four thousand more soldiers, isn't Qin Feng afraid of being blamed by his superiors?
Don't be afraid!
For one thing, Baichengzi is hundreds of miles away from Yulin City. If the former does something, the latter will not know about it at all. To say the least, even if the General Military Mansion sends people to check the number of soldiers, Qin Feng will still have a way to hide it and will The extra 4,000 people went into hiding.
Secondly, in the current Ming Dynasty's army, no one can match the actual number of soldiers and establishment, and they are all lying.
The difference is that elsewhere there are many people on the establishment, but in fact there are few. Officials are free of quotas and embezzlement of military pay. Qin Feng's place is completely opposite. There are few on the establishment, but there are actually many people.
Anyway, no one can count, so no one should find fault with anyone else.
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The next step is to reorganize and train the new recruits, which is another difficult problem.
You must know that the Ming Dynasty did not have a unified organization for recruiting troops. How to organize and train the army and how to command operations were all decided by the general's own preferences.
For example, the famous Qi Jiajun implemented a team, sentry, officer, general, and battalion organization.
Today, the most elite Guan Ning cavalry in the Ming Dynasty implements the organization of corps, team, sentry, division and battalion.
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So, Qin Feng thought hard for a few days, and based on the current quality of soldiers, weapons and equipment, and actual combat conditions, he created an army organization that is most suitable for this era:
Sixteen soldiers form a team, with one captain and one deputy captain. The arms include: four musketeers, two archers, four swordsmen, and six spearmen.
During a war, the swordsman is in the front and is responsible for resisting the enemy's attack. The musketeer is behind and is responsible for shooting the enemy. The archer shoots behind the musketeer to make up for the lack of fire rate of the matchlock gun. Stay on the left and right wings and assassinate the enemies rushing over.
In this way, sixteen people can cooperate with each other to attack, defend, advance or retreat, and maximize their combat effectiveness!
Four teams form a platoon, with a chief and a deputy platoon leader each.
Four rows form a sentry, with a chief and a deputy sentry commander each.
A battalion consists of four sentries, plus the attached firemen, orderlies, medical soldiers, messengers, rangers, grooms... The whole battalion has a total of 1,350 people, with one chief and one deputy battalion commander each.
The battalion commander, also known as 'Qian Zong', is the sixth rank.
A total of four infantry battalions were organized.
Youdao means that if you want to bring out good soldiers, you must first have officers who are both wise and brave.
After careful consideration, Qin Feng made the following personnel arrangements:
Han Shanjun has a strong personality, strong martial arts skills, and was the third in command of the bandits. He has very good commanding abilities and is responsible for commanding the first battalion.
Dong Tianbao is brave, loyal and reliable. After some training from Qin Feng, he has the ability to stand alone and is responsible for commanding the second battalion.
Although Xiang Xuanwu looks unattractive, he actually has real abilities. He has experienced hundreds of battles and is rich in experience. He is responsible for commanding the third battalion.
As for the Fourth Infantry Battalion, there is no suitable candidate to lead the troops yet, so Qin Feng will lead it personally for the time being.
1st Cavalry Battalion: Due to the lack of horses and officers who are proficient in mounted combat, this cavalry battalion only has a single frame for the time being. The personnel and horses will be slowly replenished.
In addition to four infantry battalions and one cavalry battalion, they were also organized into a baggage battalion, which was responsible for transporting ordnance, food and grass, and ensuring logistical supplies, and was led by Mouse.
Rats are too timid and weak in martial arts, so they are not suitable for charging into battle, but they still have no problem taking care of the logistics.
There is also an engineer post, responsible for tasks such as opening roads through mountains, building bridges over water, and building barriers.
The special forces are composed of soldiers with special skills who perform special tasks.
There is also a sentry of personal soldiers, who are elites selected from among eight thousand soldiers. They are all highly skilled in martial arts and specialize in protecting Qin Feng's safety.
I originally wanted to form another battalion of artillery, but due to the lack of artillery and talents in this field, I can only talk about it later.
All the troops were collectively called one bid, and Qin Feng was fully responsible for it. He also gave this group of troops a majestic and domineering name - Tianwei Army!
God's grace is like the sea, and God's power is like prison. Anyone who dares to resist God's power will surely die!
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Yulin City - General Military Mansion - In the lobby.
Snap...snap...snap.
Damn you, you are so angry with me, you are so angry with me... Qin Feng, I and you are at odds with each other, you and I are not the same!
After learning that Qin Feng had recruited all the soldiers and officially formed the "Tianwei Army", the commander-in-chief, Jiang Rang, was so furious that he dropped more than a dozen teacups and then walked back and forth in the lobby like an old donkey. Think about countermeasures.
What should I do, take revenge on those disobedient military households?
Don't dare to take action.
There are too many people who have signed up to join the army, their parents, wives, children, brothers, sisters, relatives and friends... together, there are at least tens of thousands of people, and they are spread throughout the military forts in Yulin Town.
No matter how powerful I am, I don't dare to offend so many people at once. If the military households are forced to rebel, they will not be able to bear the consequences. This is called not blaming the masses.
In addition, Qin Feng is the confidant of Yang He, the governor of the three sides. It really made the matter bigger. Qin Feng filed a complaint and the governor Yang He personally intervened in the matter, which would cause a lot of trouble.
There is no other way but to hold it in secretly and think of a solution later.
Commander-in-Chief Jiang asked this side to bear with it!
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On the other side, Qin Feng was busy day and night, training his eight thousand soldiers!
